Mallory Morris loves autumn filled with crisp, cool evenings, bonfires, football, and visits to the dog park with her canine posse. But a rash of home burglaries casts a pall over her hometown. Then, she meets a scruffy stranger at the dog park who clearly doesn' t know anything about dogs. Garrett Alexander has agreed to help his old friend solve a puzzling burglary case. Now, he' s playing temporary dad to a borrowed canine, and a beautiful but distracting veterinarian suspects he's the burglar! When Garrett and Mallory are thrown together, they resolve to keep things professional, but that changes quickly when they put their heads together— figuratively and then literally. They both yearn for love, but a series of misunderstandings threatens to puts an end to their dreams. How will they reach their happily-ever-after?